How energy determines where proteins are produced in neurons

In this episode of “Theoretical Neuroscience,” Gaute Einevoll talks with Tatjana Tchumatchenko, professor at the University of Bonn. Her group has made a mechanistic mathematical model to explore how neurons can save energy by optimizing where inside the neuron the proteins are made—locally or distally. The model predictions turn out to agree with experimental findings.

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